Defense
Twice Burned
How the U.S. military’s toxic burn pits are poisoning Americans — overseas and at home
Management
USPS Is Facing New Legal Challenges to Its Vehicle Contract and Its Authority to Increase Prices
Environmental groups and a union are suing the Postal Service over its failure to buy more electric vehicles, while mailers are fighting rate hikes.
Management
Biden Signs Earth Day Executive Order to Protect Old-growth Forests
The order contains vague language around logging, disappointing some environmentalists calling for a ban on the practice on federal lands.
Management
Cows, Coal and Climate Change: A Q&A with the New BLM Director
Tracy Stone-Manning discusses how the federal agency sees conservation, the climate crisis and the Indigenous history of public lands.
Management
Biden: Federal Agencies Must Consider Climate Impacts of Infrastructure Projects
The changes to the National Environmental Policy Act reverse Trump-era rollbacks, impacting projects from roads to railways to pipelines.
Management
Scientists Identify the Missing Ingredient for Climate Action: Political Will
The IPCC's latest report finally recognizes the social barriers to climate action.
Tech
The Little-known Open-Source Community behind the Government’s New Environmental Justice Tool
Inside the White House’s unpublicized experiment in open governance.
Workforce
What Federal Acquisition Personnel Can Do Right Now to Support Sustainability
Federal officials and government purchasing experts showed off tools and resources to help make federal procurement and acquisitions more sustainable and energy efficient.
Workforce
Agency Officials Defend Biden's Proposed Hiring Surges to Congress
USCIS, for example, says it cannot respond to immigration emergencies without more staff.
Oversight
She’s Supposed to Protect Americans From Toxic Chemicals. First, She Just Has to Fix Trump’s Mess and Decades of Neglect.
Biden promised to prioritize people over polluters. His pick to deliver that, Michal Freedhoff, is facing a bare-bones budget, demoralized staff and increasingly angry advocates.
Management
USPS Has Placed Its First Order for New Vehicles, and It's Going More Electric Than Anticipated
"Improved conditions" have altered USPS plans, postmaster general says.
Oversight
U.S. Plans New Safety Rules to Crack Down on Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Portable Generators
The announcement comes two months after an investigation by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and NBC News detailed the deadly cost of the government’s failure to regulate portable generators.
Management
The Postal Service Has Rejected Biden's Push for More Electric Vehicles
The agency's decision to stick with its original plan marks "a crucial lost opportunity," the Biden administration says.
Management
The Postal Service and the White House are Fighting Over How Many Electric Vehicles to Buy
White House, EPA issue sharp warnings to the Postal Service over its fleet plans.
Oversight
The EPA Rejects Texas’ More Lenient Standard for Highly Toxic Air Pollutant
In the wake of an investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune into the widely used chemical ethylene oxide, the EPA has moved to reject a less protective standard crafted by Texas regulators and backed by the chemical industry.
Oversight
The EPA is Taking Action to Combat Industrial Air Pollution
The EPA announced a raft of targeted actions and specific reforms including stepped-up air monitoring and scrutiny of industrial polluters in the wake of ProPublica’s investigation into toxic hot spots.
Management
Biden Administration Faces Pushback Against Its Upcoming Agency Facility Closures
Agencies are asking employees to "uproot everything" and harming constituents, critics say.
Management
Biden Isn’t Living Up To His Pledge to Respect Tribal Sovereignty
The administration has ignored Indigenous leaders’ demands for consultation on federal wolf protections.
Defense
New Defense Department Climate Plan: Adjust Ops, Training, Gear for Extreme Weather
Virtual exercises will help when wildfires rage; equipment will be tested for health effects in intense heat and cold.
Management
House Panel to Vote on $7.4B in Funding to Electrify the Federal Vehicle Fleet, Including Funds for USPS
Less than 1% of the current fleet is electric, something President Biden has vowed to change.
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